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Atmosphere ~Clean Up the Skies (Prevent Air Pollution)~
As a heavy vehicle user, preventing air pollution is a key issue for the Yamato Group. The Group has identified "Atmosphere" as one of its materialities, and is engaged in initiatives in this area based on its environmental policy. The Group's Medium-Term Environmental Plan sets targets for this issue and pursue transportation that reduces the impact of air pollutants emitted by vehicles and clean up the skies in local communities.
YAMATO NEXT100 GRAND DESIGN: Sustainability Initiatives (Environmental)[PDF:470KB]Targets and results
| Materiality | FY2023 Targets | FY2022 Targets | FY2022 Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | |||||
| Clean Up the Skies (Prevent Air Pollution) |
Reduce NOx and PM emissions by 25% compared to 2020*6 | Reduce NOx and PM emissions 23% compared to fiscal 2020*6 | Compared to fiscal 2020 NOx: 23% reduction PM: 22% reduction |
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| Introduce vehicles that emit fewer air pollutants | Introduce vehicles that emit fewer air pollutants | Introduced 2,595 vehicles that emit fewer air pollutants | |||
| Reduce air pollutant emissions from transportation | Carry out investigations and collaborative research into automated mobility*5 with the aim of realizing a low-carbon transportation and preventing air pollution | Carry out investigations and collaborative research into automated mobility*5 with the aim of realizing a low-carbon transportation and preventing air pollution | Continued conducting discussions and confirmation of technologies related to automated mobility with suppliers | ||
*5 Automated mobility such as autonomous driving and truck platooning.
*6 The range refers to Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.
For more targets, please refer to the Sustainable Medium-Term Plans 2023.
Performance Data
The Yamato Group has been introducing vehicles that generate lower emissions of NOx and particulate matter (PM), and has been working to comply with regulations and prevent air pollution.
We also keep track of air pollutants and chemical substances used in painting, etc., and work to reduce and conduct appropriate management of these substances.
| Item | Boundary · Details | Emission (t) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | ||
| NOx (nitrogen oxide) | Domestic consolidated companies and Swan Co., Ltd. | 550 | 608 | 665 | 612 | 512 |
| Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. | 442 | 500 | 501 | 463 | 380 | |
| SOx (sulphur oxide) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PM (particulate matter) | Domestic consolidated companies and Swan Co., Ltd. | 24 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
| Chemicals | Chemicals other than VOC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VOC * | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | |
- Boundary of SOx and chemical substances: Consolidated Group companies in Japan, and Swan Co., Ltd.
*VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds